2007-01-03 07:44:53 · 3 answers · asked by NEpatriots12 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
autosomes are the 22 pairs of chromosmes that are involved in sex determination (as in X and Y sex chromosomes). Linkage just means that the gene is on one of the autosomal chromosomes.
2007-01-03 07:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is a genetics term to explain the relationship of two genes. Alleles (versions of a specific gene) that are on close loci (plural of locus...the spot on the chromosome where a gene is carried) are considered to be linked. Of course, to say it is autosomal means that it occurs on the 22 non-sex chromosomes. Therefore, two genes which are close enough on a non-sex chromosome are autosomally linked.
2007-01-03 07:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by medicina3mundo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x-linked means the characteristics related to x chromosome. Some diseases, for example, are found only in females because the gene causing the disease is located somewhere on the x chromosome. So, it is called a x-linked disease.
2016-03-29 06:16:41 · answer #3 · answered by Deborah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋